1. The Odyssey Part 1
Jeopardy Review

2. Homer Plot Characters Myth The Iliad
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3. Homer 100
The Iliad and Epic were both written by Homer in _____________ BC.
400 BC
500 BC
700 BC
800 BC

4. Homer 200
Homer wrote the Odyssey and the Iliad in poetic form. The poetic form is often called a(n)
Ode
Ballad
Epic
Sonnet

5. Homer 300
Homer wrote the Odyssey and Iliad in 800 BC, but the events probably occurred in
1200 BC
1100 BC
1000 BC
900 BC

6. Homer 400 Which one occurred first? The Odyssey or The Iliad? Odyssey

7. Homer 500 The story of the Odyssey is about The Trojan War
The adventures of Hercules
Going home to Ithaca

8. Plot 100 What did Odysseus and his men do to the Cyclops?
Killed it’s sheep herd
Get it drunk and blind it
Kill it
Burn it

9. Plot 200
According to the story, what people offered Odysseus and his men food that made them drunk?
The Gods
The Cicons of Ismarus
The Trojans
The Lotus Eaters

10. Plot 300
Odysseus lost 72 men to what group of people he wanted revenge against.
The Cyclops
The Cicons of Ismarus
The Lotus Eaters
The Trojans

11. Plot 400
Odysseus spent a year with this woman who also turned the men into swine.
Circes
Calypso
Aphrodite
Hermes

12. Plot 500 King Aeolus gave Odysseus what to help him get home? Lotus
Moly
Amulet
Bag of wind

13. Characters 100
Who is Odysseus’s wife?
Circes
Calypso
Penelope
Athena

14. Characters 200 Which God helps Odysseus? Hermes Poseidon Helios
Hercules

15. Characters 300 The Cyclops father is ________________. Hermes Helios
Zeus
Poseidon

16. Characters 400
What group of mythic creatures endangered the ship after Odysseus left Circes?
Cyclops
Sirens
Cicons
Muses

17. Characters 500 Who must Odysseus seek in Hades? Charon Calypso
Tiresias
Helen

18. Myths 100
Where did Odysseus have to go to consult with the blind prophet, Tiresias?
Troy
Ithaca
Imarus
Hades

19. Myths 200
The cattle the men were not to touch belonged to which God/Goddess?
Helios
Hermes
Poseidon
Zeus

20. Myths 300 What did Hermes’ Moly protect Odysseus from? The Cyclops
Circes magic
The Sirens
The Scylla

21. Myths 400 The whirlpool in the strait was called the _____________.
Scylla
Charybdis

22. Myths 500
How many men did Odysseus lose to the Scylla? 6 7 8 9

23. The Iliad (Prequel) 100 How long did the Trojan War Last? 10 years

24. The Iliad (Prequel) 200 Odysseus was king of _____________. Cicona
Ithaca
Imarus
Hades

25. The Iliad (Prequel) 300
The winners of the war won by hiding inside a __________________.
Ship
Wooden Horse
Basket
Barrel

26. The Iliad (Prequel) 400
The Trojan War got started when the Trojans kidnapped the Spartan Queen, ___________.
Circes
Calypso
Penelope
Helen

27. The Iliad (Prequel) 500 Who won the Trojan War? The Spartans
The Trojans

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30. DOUBLE JEOPARDY To Final Jeopardy!
More Characters Odysseus Plot Odds & Ends
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To Final Jeopardy!
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31. More Characters 600
Odysseus shot him first. Why not? He was the chief suitor for Penelope.
Actovis
Antinous
Cowherd
Swineherd

32. More Characters 700
Come here boy! Sit! Heal! Roll over! This was the dog of Odyseuss.
Actovis
Antinous
Cowherd
Argo

33. More Characters 800
Poseidon, Zeus, and Helios worked against Odysseus. She, however made him taller, more muscular and beautiful.
Athena
Antinous
Cowherd
Swineherd

34. More Characters 1000
One of two men who left the Archery Contest and helped Odysseus.
Actovis
Antinous
Argo
Swineherd

35. Odysseus 600 Odysseus was first recognized by Telemachus Penelope Argo
Antinous

36. Odysseus 700 Odysseus disguised himself as what? A UPS guy A suitor
A trader
A beggar

37. Odysseus 800
Since the end of the Trojan War, it has taken Odysseus ___________ years to return home. 5 10 15 2

38. Odysseus 1000 Who did Odysseus stay the longest with? Circes Calypso
The Cyclops

39. Plot 600 Why did Poseidon work so hard against Odysseus?
He was the father of the Cyclops
Because Odysseus ate his cattle
Because Poseidon loved Penelope
Because Odysseus loved Circes

40. Plot 700 What brought revenge on Odysseus’ men? Killing the Scylla
Attacking the Cicons
Going into Hades
Eating the cattle of Helios

41. Plot 800
Who were the people Odysseus sought revenge against at the start of the Odyssey??
The Cyclops
The Spartans
The Trojans
The Cicons

42. Plot 1000 What kind of contest does Penelope have for the suitors?
Jousting
Fencing
Archery
Watermelon seed spitting

43. Odds and Ends 600 When the Cyclops asked Odysseus his name, he said
Poseidon
Frank, the beer guy
Nobody
Hermes

44. Odds and Ends 700 What did Circes turn half of Odysseus’ men into?
Dogs
Cyclops
Swine
Sheep

45. Odds and Ends 800
What did Odysseus’ men do to him when they sailed past the Island of the Sirens?
Tie him to the mast
Put earplugs in
Throw him overboard
Prayed to Poseidon

46. Odds and Ends 1000 What protected Odysseus from the magic of Circes?
The bag of wind
The moly
The Sirens
The Scylla

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48. Final Jeopardy! Who was Calypso?
The woman who offered Odysseus immortality.
The woman who turned his men into swine.
The woman who told him how to survive the Sirens
The woman who told him to seek Tiresias advice in Hades.